Field Tester Reports

Hi All,
How has the new river season been going so far for you testers? Has there been much out for you guys?

John

Start of the season was good to me , cast my line in at 12am on the 16th with the first take at 12,30 which turned into a 6lb Trent bream, the next take was an hour later on the worm krill boilie which saw a 10lb+ barbel slip over the cord, last take at 5am saw a stunning 11lbs6oz barbel bouncing in the weigh sling, all fish fell to the worm krill fished over a bed of stimanol big fish mix and small worm krill pellets all mixed into a sticky method, pushed into one of Paul fisks magic feeders.....

Next session saw me on the river dove the following Wednesday, tough going but I managed two chub to the stimanol boilie and krill boilie.....

Last session on Tuesday just gone, saw me out on the dove again by mid afternoon , the sun was high n blazing, opting for a bait and wait I eventually cast in four hours later, within the hour a splasher 6lber put in an appearance , again to the same method mix and worm krill hookbaits.
Roll on the next session, good luck to all .

Nice going Mark well done to you:D

cheers matey, how are you getting on ?

Hi Mark,
Not to good matey, i have had 2 trips down to the Loddon but it looks like the barbel haven't finished spawing on my stretch yet, maybe better tomorrow:lol: I am on the 3B boilies, it sounds like the worm and krill boilies are working?

certainly is mate, a friend of mine had half a kilo of them as hookbaits, went to a new pressured cheshire mere on his first visit and landed 7 carp between 15lbs up to 19-10 in the same 24hr session!!!!!!

Squeezed in an hour last night on the Dane below the weir, handballed a few stimanol/big fish mix golf balls in , set up cast out 40mins later snaffled a lovely 5lber on 10mm 3b chop n paste wrap, job done went home for my sunday dinner  

Hello Mark,
Good to see a tester posting, was that a barbel or a chub?

Cheers mate, sorry that was a barbel it's about the average size for the Dane, a double is a big fish for this river.

hello to all, first trip out of season and caught a nice 8 1/2lb barbel and 6lb 12oz one on saturday plus lost one, all on the 3b boilie, friends all struggling on other boilies to get a bite so that bodes well for the coming season ! Fish still not completely completed spawning, the joy of a duff winter !

Yes i know the situation nottsbarbel hopefully they will very soon be ravenous:D Good going though Matey, good to see barbel coming to the 3B..

managed a combined afternoon and evening session yesterday, like the weather fishing def improving. Nearly melting basking at some points. Had 6 barbel after 5pm best 9lb 6oz. Fish still not really interested in boilies but smaller particle baits/ pellets instead. Although cunning edge of the 3b glug seemed to help get me some bites as a couple of friends struggled in the next pegs.
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graham

Nice result there Graham. It pays to ring the changes sometimes and glugging pellets is a good alternative, ask Lee!

Just about managed to top that last session yesterday, def one of my better take a day off at the last minute to go fishing decisions. Normally they don't pan out but this time managed 14 Barbel in an 8 hour session after swapping stretches of the river following a 2 hour period with no bites in my first choice location. A good lesson there, if not catching don't be afraid to move ! Sadly a lot smaller size fish than on Friday of between 4-6lb but they obviously didn't think size mattered & they do go off like little rockets bless them and really pull back. So great fun.
3B glug working well again on particles/pellets and 3B groundbait on this occassion through the feeder. Still no interest in boilies. Also managed a modest for some but new pb for me, chub of 5lb 1oz so top result all round. 
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graham

Paul Bennett has reported in with a nice brace of from the Dove on his first outing with 3-B. Two bites resulted in two barbel at 10lb 4oz & 12lb 12oz. Nice fishing mate.

Hi Paul,
Well done to you a couple of very nice barbel on the 3B:D Hope that theres more to come,

Well I have to say that despite the low river conditions and the sweltering heat, the team get-together on the Wye was a very successful event with 46 barbel caught to 10lb 3oz and a dozen chub. Worm Krill proved highly successful again, as did Natural Crave for Andrew & Jose who bagged 21 barbel between them.


Andrew with his cracking 10lb 3oz Wye warrior

Great pic Andrew.